Pete went to the University of Maine at Orono and graduated in 1984 with a degree in Animal and Preveterinary Sciences. It was working on several research projects at the school's dairy that really sparked his true interest in working with dairy cattle. After spending a year milking cows at Beaver Dam Farm, in Lee, NH, he attended The Ohio State University's College of Veterinary Medicine, where he graduated in 1989. He was employed that summer by Northwest Veterinary Associates, Inc. and has since become a partner in the company.

Pete lives in Georgia with his wife Susan who is a small animal veterinarian, their two beautiful daughters, Hannah and Summer, and two dogs. He enjoys cooking, music, and activities with the girls, including skiing and biking.

Dr. Natalie Boisvert is a new graduate from Ohio State University. She was born and raised in southern New Jersey and aways enjoyed trips to the Northeast as a kid.

Natalie earned her undergraduate degree in Animal Science from the University of Massachusetts Amherst where she was also a member of the Division I rowing team. She discovered her passion for the dairy industry when she spent time on the dairies in central California as an undergraduate. Veterinary school brought her to the midweat where she continued to develop specific interests in tranisition cow management, record analysis, calf management, and preventative medicine. This summer Natalie will be continuing her dairy education with an intensive program at Cornell University.

In her free time, Natalie enjoys hiking, swimming, pottery, and making delicious food for her family and friends.

Dr. Jen Linden is originally from Hebron, CT, where she worked on a dairy farm while growing up. She showed cattle in 4-H, raised her own show string, and even trained a team of oxen. Her love for dairy cattle sent her to Iowa State where she pursued studies in Dairy Science. In 2005 she graduated with a Bachelors of Science, and was accepted into veterinary school. In 2009 she graduated from Iowa State with her veterinary degree, and joined Northwest Veterinary Associates Inc that spring.

As a partner at the practice, Jen has a special interest in embryo transfer work, reproduction, and overall herd health troubleshooting/consultation.

Jen lives in Berkshire with her husband, Tom, and two sons, James and Noah. Jen enjoys hiking, climbing, and skiing as her hobbies and can’t wait to experience those adventures with her boys!

A native New Englander, Tom originally hails from West Greenwich, RI. He joined Northwest Veterinary Associates in the summer of 2016 after having practiced in a large animal ambulatory clinic for 2.5 years in central NY. Tom began his undergraduate career at SUNY Cobleskill, but then transferred to Cornell University to complete his B.S. in Animal Science in 2007. He chose to remain at Cornell for his DVM degree, which he earned in 2013.

In an ever changing and evolving industry, Tom's main focus is being an integral team member within his client's operation to help them meet their goals, at both an individual cow and herd level. Some of his specific interests include milk parlor systems and procedure evaluations, and analysis of somatic cell and reproduction computer records.

Tom and his better half, Jen, live happily in Berkshire raising their two sons, James and Noah. In addition to frequent visits to family and friends, Tom has a plethora of hobbies; hiking, biking, snowshoeing, skiing, fishing, hunting and carpentry being a few examples. Of course, having grown up "just" south of Boston, he greatly enjoys rooting for the Red Sox and Patriots.

Dr. Sebastyan is a new graduate from Colorado State University. Originally Canadian born, but she grew up in South Carolina. In high school she moved to New Hampshire and fell in love with the Northeast. She went to the University of Rhode Island for her undergraduate degree and this is where Erica discovered her passion to work with dairy cattle. Throughout veterinary school, Erica spent time on multiple dairies in Northern Colorado and developed special interests in milk quality and parlor systems, calf management, transition cow management, and consumer education. She also took courses covering Spanish in rural veterinary practice.

Erica enjoys spending time outdoors hiking, swimming, running, and exploring new places. She is excited to see more of Vermont and enjoy the local craft breweries and restaurants. Erica also has family in Montreal and is happy the border is so close.

Dr. Joshua Smith is a new graduate from Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine. He grew up in Connecticut and is excited to be returning to New England. Growing up, Josh would frequent his uncle’s beef farm in New York where his appreciation for cattle started. Josh holds a Bachelor’s degree in Agriculture Business from SUNY Morrisville. He has worked on a 260-cow robotic dairy near Utica, NY and a 1,000-cow dairy near Auburn, NY. He was also previously a volunteer firefighter and a paramedic while living in Connecticut.

Josh is looking forward to working with the clients at Northwest and hopes that his experience on dairy farms can help bring new ideas to the table. Josh has special interests in milk quality, records analysis, and herd health management.

Josh lives in St. Albans with his wife Jennifer. They are both looking forward to exploring Vermont and getting back outdoors again. Both are very excited about being so close to world renowned skiing!

Julie Bean has been working with Northwest Veterinary Associates since 1988.

She began as a part-time employee during her senior year of high school. A few years later it turned into a full time position. She has many different responsibilities in the office and the lab. She assists with phone answering, herd clinic scheduling, inventory and keeping things clean.

Julie and her husband have a beautiful daughter, Brianna. She loves spending time with her family, watching a good movie, taking walks and shopping. She also likes to read, garden and decorate.

Heather Tremblay grew up in Vermont the youngest of seven kids. Spending most of her work life in printing, she is excited to learn new tasks here at Northwest Vets.

She has had the honor of raising her beautiful daughters. When not at work, she enjoys spending time at her mom’s lake house with family and her dog. There they enjoy canoeing and camping out.